diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/pmecc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/pmecc.c
index 4d7dc8a9c37385..a22aab4ed4e8ab 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/pmecc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/pmecc.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ atmel_pmecc_create_user(struct atmel_pmecc *pmecc,
 	size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(s32));
 	size += (req->ecc.strength + 1) * sizeof(s32) * 3;
 
-	user = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	user = devm_kzalloc(pmecc->dev, size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!user)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -408,12 +408,6 @@ atmel_pmecc_create_user(struct atmel_pmecc *pmecc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atmel_pmecc_create_user);
 
-void atmel_pmecc_destroy_user(struct atmel_pmecc_user *user)
-{
-	kfree(user);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atmel_pmecc_destroy_user);
-
 static int get_strength(struct atmel_pmecc_user *user)
 {
 	const int *strengths = user->pmecc->caps->strengths;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/pmecc.h b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/pmecc.h
index 7851c05126cf15..cc0c5af1f4f1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/pmecc.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/atmel/pmecc.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ struct atmel_pmecc *devm_atmel_pmecc_get(struct device *dev);
 struct atmel_pmecc_user *
 atmel_pmecc_create_user(struct atmel_pmecc *pmecc,
 			struct atmel_pmecc_user_req *req);
-void atmel_pmecc_destroy_user(struct atmel_pmecc_user *user);
-
 void atmel_pmecc_reset(struct atmel_pmecc *pmecc);
 int atmel_pmecc_enable(struct atmel_pmecc_user *user, int op);
 void atmel_pmecc_disable(struct atmel_pmecc_user *user);